PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS: Ben Sollee is teaming up with Go Yoga Asheville and The Orange Peel for a yoga event benefiting Oxfam. Featuring a live music soundtrack performed by Ben Sollee, this class is guaranteed to be a unique yoga experience for a great cause. Tuesday, August 2, at 5:45 p.m. $20 advance/$17 […]
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The Core performs jazz at White Horse Black Mountain, Aug. 10
PRESS RELEASE FROM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN: When a dictionary definition is sought for the word “core” the list of meanings is long, but most refer to something central, important, and yet somehow different. As an assemblage of some of the Asheville area’s top jazz players, The Core is all that and more. One of […]
Tickets go on sale for TEDxTryon
The theme for the event (scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 10, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Tryon Fine Arts Center) is “Live…Inspire…Repeat.”
Fines Creek Bluegrass & BBQ Festival, Aug. 12 and 13
PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS: Fines Creek Bluegrass Festival, Returning to our Roots, Two days of Family Friendly Music on the Lawn of the old Fines Creek School Fines Creek Community Association, 190 Fines Creek Rd. Clyde, NC Aug. 12 & Aug. 13, 2016 The Fines Creek Bluegrass and BBQ festival is two evenings of […]
Feast to the Beat and Jam in the Van, Aug. 4 and 5
The national tour celebrating — and raising funds for — National Parks and National Heritage Areas rolls into Asheville for a two-day event.
Sound track: The Event Horizon by Mandara
Each of the three songs on Mandara’s new EP is heavy-hitting and politically charged.
Author Barbara J. Taylor presents “All Waiting Is Long” at Malaprop’s
“I never write historical fiction with an agenda in mind, modern or otherwise. I simply sit down to write what I hope will be a good story. That said, given the current political climate and the seeming need of politicians to legislate women’s bodies, it wasn’t a far stretch for me to write about a society that restricted women.”
Dancing Bear Toys hosts Robotics Play Day, Aug. 20
PRESS RELEASE FROM DANCING BEAR TOYS: Kids will program and play with different robots and build robotic bugs on Saturday, August 20. Dancing Bear Toys will unveil a 4 foot tall programmable robot from Meccano Maker System called Meccanoid G15 KS. It is an advanced robot with voice recognition technology, and LIM (Learned Intelligent Movement) […]
Asheville Art Museum opens Black Mountain College artists exhibition, Aug. 5
PRESS RELEASE FROM ASHEVILLE ART MUSEUM: The Asheville Art Museum is excited to present Geometric Vistas: Landscapes by Artists of Black Mountain College, a new exhibition opening Saturday, August 6. Geometric Vistas provides visitors with the opportunity to explore abstract landscapes and cityscapes created by artists who studied and taught at Black Mountain College between […]
Spartan Championship Race takes place at Grove Stone and Sand Co., Aug. 6
PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS: Spartan Race will take over the Grove Stone and Sand Company this coming Saturday, August 6. The Asheville Super is #4 of the Spartan NBC Championship Series. Grove Stone and Sand Company will be home to thousands of North Carolinians looking to experience the world’s leading obstacle race. With over […]
The Foundation Performing Arts Center in Spindale announces lineup
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE FOUNDATION PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: Blues giant KEB’ MO’, the King of Telluride SAM BUSH and Rock and Roll Hall of Famers THE DRIFTERS are a few of the highlights of the new season scheduled at The Foundation Performing Arts Center on the campus of Isothermal Community College in Spindale, NC. The […]
Listen to This stories on stage presents “Dog Days of Summer,” July 28
PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS: Listen to This stories on stage presents at 35 Below Dog Days of Summer Part Deux: more human tales of canine companions Featuring stories by • Ben Atkins • Lindsay Lee • Sarah Spooner • Waylon and more (maybe you) Hosted by Tom Chalmers After a successful show at The […]
Brewgrass announces performers for 20th anniversary fest on Sept. 17
PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS: Brewgrass Festival is proud to announce its 20th anniversary event will feature The Travelin’ McCourys with special guest Peter Rowan and additional performances the Jon Stickley Trio and Bobby Miller and the Virginia Daredevils. The festival will return to Memorial Stadium in downtown Asheville, NC on Saturday, September 17th, 2016, […]
Tenth Anniversary of The Haen Gallery, July 30
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE HAEN GALLERY: The Haen Gallery, located in downtown Asheville, North Carolina, presents a spontaneous show to celebrate 10 years at Biltmore Avenue as well as the abundance of new work produced by Haen Gallery artists this summer. This 10th Anniversary Pop Up Show will have an opening reception on Saturday, July […]
The Secret B-Sides and Whitney Moore play Isis Restaurant & Music Hall, Aug. 13
PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS: Get ready for a super Soul Saturday! The Secret B-Sides with Whitney Moore play the Isis Restaurant & Music Hall (743 Haywood Rd., Asheville, NC 28806) on Saturday, August 13th, 2016. Doors open at 8 p.m. Whitney Moore (and her fabulous new band) at 9 p.m. the Secret B-Sides at […]
Queer open mic and Asheville Slam Team sendoff, July 31
PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS: The Asheville Slam team is Devric Butoh, Steve Shell, Ramya Ramana, Francine Hendrickson and Breeze. We will be competing and the National Poetry Slam (NPS) in Decatur, GA the first week of August. We will represent Asheville with our best poems at this national competition. This is the first time […]
Goldie and the Screamers plus Virginia and the Slims play White Horse, Aug. 6
PRESS RELEASE FROM WHITE HORSE BLACK MOUNTAIN: On Saturday, August 6 at 8 p.m. the White Horse Black Mountain will hop to the danceable sounds of two great bands fronted by powerhouse female singers. Goldie and the Screamers are an Asheville Soul/Neo Soul outfit featuring CaroMia Tiller, while Virginia and the Slims’ vibe, with singer […]
Biltmore Estate’s annual summer concert series begins Thursday, July 28
PRESS RELEASE FROM BILTMORE ESTATE: Biltmore’s annual concert series begins this Thursday, July 28, with shows staged on the South Terrace of Biltmore House. All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. Performers and dates are subject to change. The 2016 Biltmore Concert Series line-up: July 28 — Daughtry Aug. 12 — Casting Crowns with special guest […]
Kettle Black (members of The Mumbles, Toubab Krewe, Antibalas) at Pisgah Brewing, July 28
Keith Burnstein is penning tunes for a new project that “fans out the African and Cuban influences found in New Orleans music and adds some really groovy North African guitar to my songs.”
Underhill Rose performs at the Magnolia Concert Series, Aug. 14
PRESS RELEASE FROM FLAT ROCK CINEMA: The 2016 Magnolia Concert Series presented by Morris Broadband continues with American trio, Underhill Rose on the stage at Flat Rock Cinema, located at 2700 Greenville Highway in Flat Rock, NC. The live concert, produced by Howard Molton, will be at 3:00 pm on Sunday, August 14th, 2016 followed […]
Sitar player Reshma Shrisvastava performs at The Altamont Theatre, July 29
PRESS RELEASE FROM EVENT ORGANIZERS: WHEN: Friday July 29, 2016 DOORS: 7pm | SHOW: 8pm GENRE: classical Indian sitar AGES: all ages TICKETS: $15 adv. / $18 d.o.s. / $25 VIP (guaranteed seating in 1st three rows!) World reknowned performing artist Reshma Srivastava, M. A. was born into a family of professional musicians in Allahabad, India. […]